Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science

By Felipe Flores

Business

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Data from a human lens. In Data Futurology we speak to top data scientists and leaders in the field from around the world on interesting applications of ML/AI, career tips for up and coming data scientists and how the future will be driven by data.

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#140 The Use of AI in the W...

01.27.2021

In this episode we talk to Tyler Folkman, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Branded Entertainment Network. Tyler joined Branded Entertainment Network almost two years ago and ever since has been working on how to leverage AI and data in the ...

Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science episodes:

01.27.2021 #140 The Use of AI in the World of Brand Integration & Entertainment with Tyler Folkman - Head of AI In this episode we talk to Tyler Folkman, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Branded Entertainment Network. Tyler joined Branded Entertainment Network almost two years ago and ever since has been working on how to leverage AI and data in the ...
01.19.2021 #139 Causal Inference with Carlos Avello - Marketing Science Lead We have Carlos Avello, Marketing Science Lead at Amazon (Director of Marketing Analytics at eBay at the time of recording) joining us for an insightful chat on Causal Inference and how it can help businesses understand causes and impacts for ...
01.12.2021 #138 Standardisation and Governance of AI with Aurelie Jacquet - Chair We are joined by Aurelie Jacquet, Chair of Standards Australia, an independent not-for-profit organisation that specializes in the development and adoption of internationally-aligned standards in Australia. Aurelie is an expert in governance, data ethics, privacy and responsible use of technology. ...
01.05.2021 #137 Rethinking Advanced Analytics at Australia Post with Silvio Giorgio - GM Data Science & Strategy We’re starting 2021 with Silvio Giorgio, GM Data Science & Strategy at Australia Post. He is an energetic senior leader appointed by the Group CFO to disrupt finance from within. Silvio establishes and leads Data Science for Australia Post applying ...
12.20.2020 SL-12 New Hope: What's Ahead of Us in Data and Diversity? In our last episode, we have Alan Ho, Head of Global Partner Marketing at Tibco Software. We look back on the challenges brought by this year and, as it comes to an end, we reflect on what we need to ...
12.15.2020 SL-11 The Changing Role of the CMO We are joined by Disha Goenka Das, Director of Marketing at Twitter APAC to discuss the modern CMO's job. Disha has had a great career in marketing and has experience in several areas like sales, operations, product management and product ...
12.08.2020 SL-10 Career Aspirations Post Pandemic: What Every Hiring Manager Needs to Know Kate Carruthers, Chief Data & Insights Officer at the University of New South Wales joins us for an episode that discusses the results of a survey shared by She Loves Data across their community regarding women's expectations about their careers, ...
12.01.2020 SL-9 The Role of the Chief Data Officer We are joined by Celine Le Cotonnec, Chief Data & Innovation Officer at Bank of Singapore and Shameek Kundu, Chief Data Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. They share with us their perspective on what the function and goal of the ...
11.24.2020 SL-8 Data Skills, Check. What About Soft Skills? In this episode we have Figen Ulgen, Head of Data & Analytics at Woolworths NZ and Angela Kim, Head of Analytics & AI at Teachers Health joining us for a conversation around soft skills and their relevance in the world ...
11.17.2020 SL-7 Innovation and Disruption in the Finance Industry On our 7th episode we are joined by two very talented women, Siew Choo Soh, Managing Director & Group Head of Consumer Banking and Big Data/AI Technology at DBS Bank and Terisa Roberts, Director and Global Lead: Risk Modelling and ...
11.10.2020 SL-6 Why Data-Driven Marketing is a Must In this episode we have Vidyarth Eluppai Srivatsan, Director of Marketing Technology at The Coca-Cola Company and Pavel Bulowski, Chief Marketing Officer at Meiro and Co-Founder of She Loves Data. Vidyarth describes the Director of Marketing Technology position as a ...
11.05.2020 SL-5 Diversity and Representation in AI With AI determining many system-led decisions, from who gets a job, a loan or business opportunity, the need to ensure diversity and inclusivity in the creation of algorithmic rules becomes more important. In our fifth episode, we have Glenda Crisp, ...
10.27.2020 SL-4 Building a Data Team with Diversity Front of Mind In this episode, we have Virginia Wheway Vice President of Data & Analytics at Koala and Jan Sheppard, Chief Data Officer at the Tertiary Education Commission in New Zealand. Diversity is a broad area, and it includes gender, age, ethnicity, ...
10.20.2020 SL-3 #RealTalk: The Covid19 Juggle- Women in TECH Talk About the Challenges of Working from Home When lockdowns started, people around the world, especially women, found themselves juggling with their personal and professional lives. In this episode we have Kathryn Gulifa, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Worksafe Victoria, and Stuti Sharma, Director of Data Science ...
10.13.2020 SL-2 How the Pandemic Highlighted the Need for Data-Driven and Diverse Leadership Anu Madgavkar is a partner at McKinsey Global Institute and she’s done important research on Covid-19’s effect on gender inequality and the future of women at work. Anu talks about the diversity dividend and the compelling statistics supporting it. A ...
10.06.2020 SL-1 Championing Diversity Data Futurology podcast host, Felipe Flores interviews She Loves Data co-founders Jana Marlé-Zizková and Pavel Bulowski, who share how they found a philanthropic niche in data literacy while pushing for more diverse and inclusive workforces. What started as a data ...
09.21.2020 #136 Putting AI to Work: Delivering Actionable Insights with Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Dr. Alex Antic Dr. Alex Antic is the Head of Data Science at the Software Innovation Institute. He has 17+ years of experience across different industries including Federal and State government, Insurance, Asset Management, Banking (Investment and Retail), Consulting and Academia. Alex has ...
09.15.2020 #135 How AI is Transforming Retail with Khalifeh Al Jadda - Director of Data Science We have Khalifeh Al Jadda, Director of Data Science at Home Depot. Khalifeh has solid knowledge in large scale machine learning and data mining techniques. He tells us how in retail some businesses are still running manually, without the use ...
09.07.2020 #134 Empowering Virginians with Trusted Data with Carlos Rivero - Chief Data Officer In the 6th episode of our “Bitesize Insights for Data Driven Leaders” Series, we have Carlos Rivero, Chief Data Officer at Commonwealth of Virginia. Carlos started college wanting to become a civil engineer to help with his father’s business, but ...
08.18.2020 #133 Importance of Data Translators & Data Foundations: Investing in the 'Golden Record' with Elisa Koch - Head of Data and Analytics In the 5th episode of our “Bitesize Insights for Data Driven Leaders” Series, we have our first ever live audience episode with Elisa Koch. She is the Head of Data and Analytics at the AFL - Australian Football League. Elisa ...
08.10.2020 #132 Data For Good, with Chief Data Officer of the City of LA, Jeanne Holm In episode 4 of our “Bitesize Insights for Data-Driven Leaders” Series, Jeanne Holm is the Chief Data Officer at her hometown, the City of Los Angeles. She works at the cross-section of civic innovation, open data, and education, addressing issues ...
08.03.2020 #131 AI & Technology, Key Drivers for Scaling and Optimising the Value Chain with Steve Monaghan – EVP, Chief Digital Officer Steve Monaghan is the Chief Digital Officer at Riyad Bank. He has a series of investments in banking and insurance using AI and new technologies in order to improve efficiency. He started out as a commercial pilot working 22 hours ...
07.27.2020 #130 AI, Ethics and the World of Health Data with Christopher Boone – Global Head of Health Economics & Outcomes Research Christopher is the Global Head of Health Economics & Outcomes Research at Abbvie, an adjunct professor at NYU Graduate School of Public Service and active board member of several influential organizations. He has received numerous recognitions in the past. In ...
07.21.2020 #129 Entrepreneurship Tips from Australian Shark, Steve Baxter – Partner & Investor Steve is an investor, a partner at TEN13, and you may also know him as one of the sharks from the show Shark Tank in Australia. His journey in entrepreneurship and investments began over 25 years ago when he started ...
07.18.2020 Data Futurology Español Ep #1 with Day Manuet Felipe Flores es director de data science con casi 20 años de experiencia. Felipe ha trabajado en ingeniería de datos / almacenamiento, reportes, inteligencia empresarial, análisis, data science, machine learning e inteligencia artificial. Actualmente es el Director de Data Science ...
07.17.2020 #128 A Global Perspective on the Future of Data, Disruption and the CDAO Roles with Pieter Vorster – GM CSR & Chief Data Analytics Officer Pieter Vorster is the GM CSR & Chief Data Analytics Officer at Commonwealth Bank, one of the largest companies in Australia. He is an international recognized leader in the data analytics space with over 20 years of experience in industries ...
07.13.2020 #127 Reinventing Prostate Cancer Testing with AI: From Development to Regulation to Production with Elliot Smith – CEO & Founder Elliot Smith is the CEO and founder of Maxwell Plus. A visionary company that has been using machine learning and artificial intelligence to help treat and diagnose patients with prostate cancer. The way they bring in the data, help analyze ...
07.09.2020 #126 Data-Driven Approaches From Politics to Aerospace with Adam Bonnifield – VP Artificial Intelligence In episode 2 of our “Bitesize Insights for Data Driven Leaders” Series, Adam Bonnifield is a VP of Artificial Intelligence at Airbus. He is a former Chief Product Officer (Census) at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Co-Founder of Spinnakr ...
07.06.2020 #125 Transitioning From Academia to Business – The Skills Gap with David Hardoon – Senior Adviser for Data and Artificial Intelligence David is the Senior Advisor for Data and Artificial Intelligence at UnionBank Philippines. Concurrently David is an external advisor to Singapore's Corrupt Investigation Practices Bureau (CPIB) in the capacity of Senior Advisor (Artificial Intelligence) and to Singapore's Central Provident Fund ...
07.03.2020 #124 The Data Science Team: Skills Needed, Purpose and How to Structure with Dan Costanza – Chief Data Scientist Dan Costanza, Chief Data Scientist at Citi, joins me for the first episode in the new “Bitesize Insights for Data Driven Leaders” Series. Dan opens the show by explaining how he got interested in data. After graduating from college, Dan ...
06.30.2020 #123 Why We Need to Focus on Implementing Data Governance with Michelle Pinheiro – Head of Enterprise Data Governance Michelle is Head of Enterprise Data Governance at ANZ Bank. In this role, Michelle is responsible for Data Governance strategy across the group, ANZ Data Privacy and Ethics framework, Enterprise Metadata Management, Data Risk and a Centre of Excellence for ...
06.25.2020 #122 Optimising Conversational AI Dialogue Systems with Dr. Maria Aretoulaki - CEO DialogCONNECTION was founded in 2008 by our Director and Lead Consultant, Dr. Maria Aretoulaki. Maria has been designing Speech IVRs and Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) since 1996, long before Voice Assistants, but also before telephone self-service was mainstream. She got ...
06.23.2020 #121 The Strategic Importance of Data Warehousing and Analytical Software With Craig Rowlands – Senior Executive Information Management Craig Rowlands is the Senior Executive Information Management at Medibank. Craig’s role is to provide thought leadership, aligned with expertise in delivering pragmatic business focus information management solutions whilst leading improvements in the data landscape. Whilst at Medibank, Craig has ...
06.19.2020 #120 Natural Language Processing with Catherine Havasi – CEO Catherine Havasi's dream and mission are to give computers the ability to think about the world more like a person and less like a machine. Equally important is putting this innovation into practice in a way that effects real business ...
06.16.2020 #119 Finding Success in Data-Driven Entrepreneurship with Dr. AnnMaria De Mars – President Dr. AnnMaria has a proven track record in founding successful businesses. 7 Generation Games is her fourth company and a spin-off of her consulting firm, The Julia Group. She was previously the president of R&R; Consulting and Vice President of ...
06.12.2020 #118 Smart Tech Meets a Smart Dr’s Passion to Solve Blindness with Andrew Bastawrous – Co-Founder & CEO #1 in our new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Series, Andrew is an Ophthalmologist (Eye Surgeon) and Associate Professor in International Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He has worked and researched in over twenty countries, including ...
06.09.2020 #117 Driving commercial opportunities at F1 with Max Métral – Senior Analytics Manager Max Métral is a self-motivated professional with a successful track record in data science and analytics cross-functional roles for worldwide organizations. In this episode, Max dives deep into his background and how he found his interest in data. Read this ...
06.05.2020 #116 Navigating The COVID-19 Landscape: Changes For Data Scientists in the Job Market In this episode, we hear a panel discussion from Stuart Garland- Director of Blink Recruitment and Data Futurology Director & Podcast Host, Felipe Flores. With the current pandemic drastically affecting the Australian Data Science market, it can feel scary and ...
06.02.2020 #115 AI Ethics with Stephanie Kelley – PhD Candidate in AI Ethics at Queen's University, IEEE Ethically Aligned Design for Finance Working Committee Member At Queen's University, Stephanie Kelley is a Ph.D. Candidate in Management Analytics at the Smith School of Business. Her research focuses on the ethics of analytics and artificial intelligence in financial services. She uses methods from management analytics and organisational ...
05.29.2020 #114 Grokking Artificial Intelligence Algorithms with Rishal Hurbans – Solutions Architect Rishal is a solutions architect at Entelect. Rishal founded Prolific Idea in 2015, where innovation is cultivated through research and technology. Prolific Idea has since launched a collaborative productivity platform, Hivemind, and is currently building a straight-through document processing platform, ...
05.26.2020 #113 Practices of the Python Pro with Dane Hillard – Author and Lead Web Application Developer Dane Hillard is a software engineer and web developer interested in education, biotechnology, and open source. Today, he shares about the exciting world of web development and how he started. Dane speaks about the future of web development. Read this ...
05.22.2020 #112 How To Ensure Success In Your Work Have you ever gone to a meeting to show the outputs of your project, and it goes terribly wrong? When a meeting goes sour, your project gets delayed, or you have to completely restart. If you are meeting with all ...
05.19.2020 #111 Machine Learning with TensorFlow with Chris Mattmann – Author / Manager, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Chris Mattmann is the Deputy Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, where he has been recognised as JPL's first Principal Scientist in the area of Data Science. Chris has applied TensorFlow to challenges he’s faced at ...
05.15.2020 #110 Explainable AI Methods for Structured Data During this special episode, Felipe gives a presentation on explainable AI methods for structured data. First, Felipe talks about opening the black box. Algorithms can be both sexist and racist, even at massive companies like Google and Amazon. Removing bias ...
05.12.2020 #109 Programming, Bioinformatics and the Future of Computer Programming with Ken Youens-Clark – Senior Scientific Programmer Ken is a senior-level programmer with over 23 years of experience developing software in industry and research environments. Ken is a self-taught computer programmer, software engineer, hacker and teacher. What started off as developing websites in the early 90’s turned ...
05.08.2020 #108 Should I Become More Technical or Business Focused in my Data Science Career? If you are trying to choose what skills you should build as part of your career, no single answer fits everyone. It depends on your strengths and ambitions. Your strengths are the things you are naturally good at. If you're ...
05.05.2020 #107 Developing New Products Using Machine Learning with Max Sklar - Engineering and Innovation Labs Advisor and Podcast Host The Local Maximum is hosted and produced by Max Sklar. Max is a software engineer and new product developer by trade, with a focus on machine learning, Bayesian inference, content discovery, and prototyping. The bulk of his work as a ...
05.01.2020 #106 Leveraging Machine Learning and NLP for Conversational AI Today, Felipe has a few guests at the Data Science Melbourne Meet-Up Group. Former guest Prashant Natarajan and Romina Sharifpour share about their work with conversational AI. Later, Nic Ryan shares his story and tips for getting started in data ...
04.28.2020 #105 Data Analytics and Marketing with Andrea Ahlemeyer-Stubbe - Director Strategic Analytics and Author Andrea draws on the wealth of experience gained from her long-standing commitment in the industry, specifically in the areas of Business Intelligence, Data Mining, and Data Warehousing. She studied at the Universities of Dortmund and Sheffield and graduated with a ...
04.24.2020 #104 Artificial Intelligence in Retail In this episode, Felipe speaks about what is going on with artificial intelligence in the retail space. Visual search and recommendations are currently trending in retail. Companies are offering the ability for consumers to search based off of a picture. ...

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